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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1994

Madhira

Winner — 1994

BODEPUDI VENKATESWARA RAO
CPM· Left
CPM 51.7%INC 44.8%4 others 3.5%
Votes
68,578
51.7% share
Winning margin
9,161
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.8%
of 1,68,304

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BODEPUDI VENKATESWARA RAO
Left
68,57851.7%
2
SEELAM SIDDA REDDY
INC
59,41744.8%
3
NAGARJUNA RAO LAGADAPATI
BJP
2,6362.0%
4
DARELLI JOHN KOTAIAH
1,5631.2%
5
RAYAPPA TALAMALA
IND
3760.3%
6
SREERAMINENI SRINIVASA RAO
IND
1350.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (37th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.7% · max 18.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
37th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
117th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.7%INC 44.8%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,81,148
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
19,130 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.2%Muslim 10.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.3%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation36.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate63.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.4%
Health insurance73.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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